Does anyone know the significance of a “B” stamped on the undersurface of the reel foot of the medalist reel?
Where exactly do you see the “B”? :http://oregon-fly-fishing-with-stan.com/images/p_reel_medalist.jpg
Doug
Phil,
Here is the FAOL link: http://www.flyanglersonline.com/features/oldflies/part287.php
I could find no clues about a “B”. B= Brass? It’s not the Model #.
Doug
Doug, I’m guessing… but I think it may mean the reel foot is thinner and may fit more rods???
Maybe the “B” stands for his first initial?: bill@onepfoot.com
Doug
would pflueger know:confused:
We’ll see ,Norm,…email sent…THX
I wouldn’t hold your breath, Duck. The Pflueger brand, owned by Shakespeare, which is now owned by Jarden, recently underwent a massive reduction in force at their HQ. I hope you get an answer, but I’m guessing it won’t happen or will be boilerplate.
Try the reel section here: http://www.fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/directory
Hello ducksterman, presumably you
mean the ‘B’ on the reel foot. If so I
just went and checked all of my Medalists
including the Orvis Madison model and
none had a ‘B’ on the foot or anywhere
that I could see. Had a thought and
checked my Pflueger Rocket level wind
and lo and behold…a ‘B’ stamped on the
underside of the foot.
I’m guessing now but unless someone
mentions they have a Medalist with a ‘B’
on the foot, it [b]could[/b] be that someone put
a foot from a Rocket on your Medalist.
Cheers,
MontanaMoose
It may denote a ‘bronze spindle’ as mentioned in the 30-40 era reels mentioned in ‘DShock’s’ post. See excerpt below…
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1930s-40s era Pflueger Medalists
- "Trademark, Pflueger Medalist, Made in USA" on spool latch cover
- Model #, “Patented” stamped on the reel body below the foot
- Bronze spindle
- Round metal Diamolite line guard
- 6 rivets around spool latch cover
- Amber colored plastic handle
- Aluminum spool latch cover
- Knurled metal drag knob
- Sculpted cross pillars, riveted to body
I have a 6 rivet 1495 with made in Akron O USA stamped on it…guess that makes it a 1959 model??? It has the “B” stamped on the undersurface of the reelfoot…the reelfoot doesn’t appear to be replaced and I has seen the “B” mentioned on many vintage medalists listed on ebay.
I know what I’ll do …ask Bill @ onepfoot:idea::idea:.
Well, here’s what Bill had to say…
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[COLOR=navy][FONT=Arial]I wish I had a good answer for you about the letters that are stamped on the Medalist feet. Truth is I don?t! [/COLOR][/FONT]
[COLOR=navy][FONT=Arial] [/COLOR][/FONT]
[COLOR=navy][FONT=Arial]The most common letters are ?B? and ?F? and occasionally I see a ?P? or some other letter (but very rarely). It could be some internal tooling number - as these parts were all stamped and pressed out- that allowed Pflueger to keep track of the dies in the stamping shop. [/COLOR][/FONT]
[COLOR=navy][FONT=Arial] [/COLOR][/FONT]
[COLOR=navy][FONT=Arial]If you hear a good explanation please let me know - I?d like to hear it."[/COLOR][/FONT]
How 'bout this…from Medalist to Medalist
in the different size reels I have all the feet
are pretty much the same but not exactly
in some cases…two are shorter by a little
and one has a noticibly different arch to it
and…some are screwed to the pillars and
some are spot welded. Also, the Rocket
level wind foot will interchange with the
Medalist reels.
Cheers,
MontanaMoose
I just checked my two Medalist 1494’s which are 6 rivet, 1959 vintage or so I assume.
One reel foot has a “B” stamped on it and the other has a “P”.
My guess is it is some kind of date code. I’ve seen companies that use date codes to designate quarterly, or biannual or some other division of production within a given year.
I’m pretty sure I’ve seen this discussed before over on the fiberglass board.
I did a search, but couldn’t find it.
Someone over there would know.
My guess would be that they start off with a casting and the B is a mold marking.
Eric